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Black Friday 2008

#1 Post by palmboy5 » Fri Nov 28, 2008 8:00 pm

Not nearly as many sales at Fry's as previous years.. but we still lined up 2 hours earlier.. at 2200. :roll:

Our actions (with buddies) were PLANNED this time, got out in less than two hours as compared to the 7 hours stuck in the store like last year.

Spoils:
EVGA GeForce 7200GS 256MB
FREE after MIR

Emprex (Sony NEC) 20X Internal SATA DVD Burner
14.99 after MIR

PPA USB 2.0 4 Port Hub
FREE after MIR

PPA USB 2.0 Multi Card Reader
FREE after MIR

Corsair 32GB Flash Drive
29.99 after MIR

Online spoils:
Frys.com
Crucial 2x2GB DDR2-533 SODIMM
14.99 after MIR

Newegg.com
Corsair 2x2GB DDR2-800 DIMM
14.99 after MIR

Total spent with tax/shipping:
$270.57
Total Rebate:
$175 - (7 * $0.42 stamps)

Grand Total:
$98.51
For computers, buying cheaply and often will only leave you constantly in a world of shit.
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#2 Post by compL33Tazn » Sat Nov 29, 2008 8:42 pm

wheeeee

Spoils:
EVGA GeForce 7200GS 256MB
FREE after MIR

Emprex (Sony NEC) 20X Internal SATA DVD Burner
14.99 after MIR

PPA USB 2.0 4 Port Hub
FREE after MIR

PPA USB 2.0 Multi Card Reader
FREE after MIR

Corsair 32GB Flash Drive
29.99 after MIR

Buffalo Drivestation 500gb External Hard Drive
59.99 after MIR

Lexar 8GB Memory Stick Pro Duo
23.99 after MIR

Crucial Ballistix 2x2GB DDR2-800 DIMM
19.99 after MIR

Norelco shaver
14.99 after MIR

Dell.com
Inspiron Mini 9 w/ Windows XP, 8GB SSD, & Bluetooth 2.1
319.99

Grand Total: $550
Thermaltake Xaser VI | C2Q Q6600 w/ Thermalright HR-01 | Intel G33 | Crucial 4GB (2x2GB) DDR2-800
Diamond ATI HD4850 512MB w/ Thermalright T-Rad² | WD Green 640GB 7200RPM SATA | WD Blue 500GB 7200RPM SATA
2 Sony NEC DVD+RW | Media Card Reader | Vantec Fan Controller | Vista Home Premium 32bit
2 22" 1680x1050 | Logitech MX Revolution | Logitech G11 | Logitech G25 | Wacom 3.7x5.8 | Nakamichi SoundSpace 3 | Grado SR60
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#3 Post by compL33Tazn » Sat Nov 29, 2008 8:55 pm

I like how last years Black Friday article is on the same page as this one
Thermaltake Xaser VI | C2Q Q6600 w/ Thermalright HR-01 | Intel G33 | Crucial 4GB (2x2GB) DDR2-800
Diamond ATI HD4850 512MB w/ Thermalright T-Rad² | WD Green 640GB 7200RPM SATA | WD Blue 500GB 7200RPM SATA
2 Sony NEC DVD+RW | Media Card Reader | Vantec Fan Controller | Vista Home Premium 32bit
2 22" 1680x1050 | Logitech MX Revolution | Logitech G11 | Logitech G25 | Wacom 3.7x5.8 | Nakamichi SoundSpace 3 | Grado SR60
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#4 Post by Directive » Sat Nov 29, 2008 9:45 pm

Charges possible after Black Friday crowd tramples employee at N.Y. store

There was also a shooting in California at a toys-r-us over a toy but I can't seem to find the article yet.

I haven't gone shopping for anything on a black Friday in 10+ years. Not worth the trouble.
This is only my opinion, I could be wrong.
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#5 Post by palmboy5 » Sat Nov 29, 2008 11:09 pm

Ah, to me its a good several hours chatting it up with old classmates from high school. Then, saving a huge percentage.

Post-Black-Friday spoils (Saturday):

Samsung LN32A550 32" 1080p LCD
$649.00

SYBA CL-NBCP-4U Notebook Cooler w/ integrated 4-Port USB Hub
$2.99

Airlink101 ATVC102 Digital to Analog TV Converter
$40.00 (I'm returning, should have checked that you had to get the government coupon THEN buy. Would have been free though.)

Total with taxes:
$760.54 - $40 after return

Grand Total:
$720.54

Getting the HDTV was a bit fun, mainly because all they had left for us was an open boxed and the display model. The open-boxed had a broken stand, so we took the stand from the display model instead. The thing is, we have both of a part from both sets, so they can never put that display model up again. Serves them right though, they had a Toshiba 32" 720p LCD for $388 or so and basically "oversold" the TV by running out before all the people with printed confirmations got a TV. Mini-riot ftw.
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